Robin Hood (Trinity, 2019)

Robin Hood (Trinity, 2019)

A tale of banditry, adventure and… tights. This is Robin Hood as you've never seen it before! What if Marian set up her own rival gang? Just how many dungeons does Prince John have? And how does a commando nun fit into all of this? Come and find out!

Cast

The Merry Men

Robin Hood - Charlie “I wish my legs looked that good in tights” Howley (LMH)
Little John - Velina “Assume the manly position” Robinson (Mansfield)
Will Scarlet - Fen “Stop vibrating again” Brunt (Mansfield)
Alan A Dale - Jake “I can learn all my lines backstage, right?” Griffiths (Brasenose)
Friar Tuck - Jack “Resting Tuck face” Slater (St Edmund Hall)
Much - Olivia “Dramatic face” Boyd

The Mighty Maids

Maid Marian - Rachael “squeeeeaal” Twyford
Tiny Jacqueline - Willow “What's a programme quote?” Dove
Jill Crimson - Gabrielle “You won't fool us” Young (St Hilda's)
Ellen A Dale - Ana “Basically an Amazon Echo” Pagu (Linacre)
Sister Nip - Tzveta “Should I be French?” Pokrovska (LMH)
Many - Lily “Dramatic pose” Miles (Ex-Hertford)

The Baddies

Prince John - Valeriia “Deliciously creepy” Gladkova (Merton)
Sheriff of Nottingham - Becky “Dominate him” Hicks (Oriel)
Guy of Gisbourne - Em “Some guy” Fawcett (Wadham)
Guard Ian (Tues, Weds) - Jack “Just Ian things” Slater (St Edmund Hall)
Guard Ian (Fri) - Samanwita “…” Sen (Oriel)
Guard Ed - George “Best prop 2020” Tall (St Edmund Hall)

Assorted Others

Sir Godfrey - Edoardo “Golden underpants of victory” Lomi
Sir Cameo - Maddie “So confused” Leggett (St John's)
Mrs Miller - Rebecca “Everybody's Mummy” Barton (Regent's Park)
Miriam - Rebecca “Still everybody's mummy” Barton (Regent's Park)
Mary Anne - Maddie “Too much information” Leggett (St John's)
Prisoner - Markus “Does this count as a cameo?” Beeken (Brasenose)

Production

Director - Lily “Face good, legs need work” Miles (Ex-Hertford)
Assistant Director - Will “stop vibrating” Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall)
Producer - Velina “Just delegate” Robinson (Mansfield)
Stage Manager - Maddie “Oh god not another quote” Leggett (St John's)
Musical directors -
- Jake “Jdawg McGriff” Griffiths (Brasenose)
- Markus “Marky the Beek” Beeken (Brasenose)
Written By - Asha “So good they did it twice” Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose)

Songs

Into the Wild Green Yonder
- Jake “Galliant” Griffiths (Brasenose)
- Markus “Do you mean gallant?” Beeken (Brasenose)
We're Not Afraid
- Jake “Have you lost some of Will's lego?” Griffiths (Brasenose)
- Markus “No…” Beeken (Brasenose)
Marian, Oh Marian
- Lily “All the melodrama” Miles (Ex-Hertford)
- Jake “There had better be tears” Griffiths (Brasenose)
I Could
- Markus “We haven't had a tango” Beeken (Brasenose)
- Jake “I wrote a tango” Griffiths (Brasenose)
You and Me in Nottingham
- Markus “Crying in the window” Beeken (Brasenose)
- Jake “Sadly ukuleles” Griffiths (Brasenose)
Marry Me, Marian
- Lily “Up the creep” Miles (Ex-Hertford)
- Jake “How many quotes do I have to think of!?” Griffiths (Brasenose)
This Outlaw Is Not Done
- Tegan “Sneakedy sneak” Gears (Teddy Hall)
Finale
- Jake “Is anyone going to get this?” Griffiths (Brasenose)
- Markus “Do we even care at this point?” Beeken (Brasenose)

Script and Programme

Flosscars Wins

Best Villainous Character	Prince John - Valeriia Gladkova (Merton)
Best Directing Team	Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge) and Will Ainsworth (Teddy Hall)
Best Costume	Sister Nip - Tzveta Pokrovska (LMH)
Best Best Prop	George the Guard - George Tall (Teddy Hall)
Best Audience Participation/Heckle	Nick Richardson (Real Boy) for Marrying Little John
The ‘Beyond the Call of Duty’ Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty	Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall) for Joining Robin Hood at the All Day Rehersal to Play Guitar and Save Everyone

Flosscars Nominations

Best Heroic Character	Maid Marian - Rachael Twyford Robin Hood - Charlie Howley (LMH) Alan a Dale - Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) Sister Nip - Tzveta Pokrovska (LMH)
Best Villainous Character	Sheriff of Nottingham - Becky Hicks (Oriel)
Best Morally Ambiguous Character	Much - Olivia Boyd (St Edmund Hall) Many - Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge) Guy of Gisborne - Em Fawcett (Wadham) Sir Godfrey - Edoardo Lomi Prisoner - Markus Beeken (Brasenose)
Best Group/Double Act	The Mighty Maids - Rachael Twyford; Willow Dove; Gabrielle Young (St Hilda’s); Ana Pagu (Linacre); Tzveta Pokrovska (LMH); Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge) The Merry Men - Charlie Howley (LMH); Velina Robinson (Mansfield); Fen Brunt (Mansfield); Jake Griffiths (Brasenose); Jack Slater (Teddy Hall); Olivia Boyd (St Edmund Hall) Much and Many - Olivia Boyd (St Edmund Hall) and Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge) Prince John and The Sheriff - Valeriia Gladkova (Merton) and Becky Hicks (Oriel)
Best Couple	Much and Many - Olivia Boyd (St Edmund Hall) and Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge) Alan A Dale and Ellen A Dale - Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) and Ana Pagu (Linacre) Guy of Gisborne and Sir Godfrey - Em Fawcett (Wadham) and Edoardo Lomi Robin and Marian - Charlie Howley (LMH) and Rachael Twyford Jack and Jill - Willow Dove and Gabrielle Young (St Hilda’s)
Best Spurious Accent	Marian's French Disguise - Rachael Twyford Friar Tuck's Old Voice - Jack Slater (Teddy Hall) Much Pretending to be Manly - Olivia Boyd (St Edmund Hall) Robin Pretending to be a Woman - Charlie Howley (LMH)
Best Script	Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose)
Best Marketing Campaign	Velina Robinson (Mansfield)
Best Song	Marian, Oh Marian - Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge) and Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) Robin Hood Final Song - Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) and Markus Beeken (Brasenose) This Outlaw Is Not Done - Tegan Gears (Teddy Hall)
Best Performance of a Song	Marian, Oh Marian - Charlie Howley (LMH) This Outlaw Is Not Done - Rachael Twyford Marry Me, Marian - Valeriia Gladkova (Merton) Marian's Mighty Maids - Rachael Twyford Sir Godfrey's Final Night Rap - Edoardo Lomi Into the Wild Green Yonder - Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) and Ana Pagu (Linacre)
Best Costume	Friar Tuck - Jack Slater (Teddy Hall) Robin Hood - Charlie Howley (LMH) Sir Godfrey - Edoardo Lomi
Best Worst Prop	Camping Chair from Robin Hood - Lily Miles (St John’s Cambridge)
Best Best Prop	Staffs from Robin Hood – Jack Slater and Andy Slater Bows from Robin Hood - Ana Pagu (Linacre) Archery Target - Em Fawcett (Wadham)
Best Cock-Up During a Performance	Fen Brunt (Mansfield) for their Bow Breaking in their First Scene First Attempt at the Merry Maid Song Em Fawcett (Wadham) and Fen Brunt (Mansfield) for Not Colliding, But Em Yeeting Herself to the Ground Anyway
Best Cock-Up Backstage or During a Rehearsal	Entirety of the Drunk Reherseal for Robin Hood The Chair That was Left on Stage for Ages in Robin Hood Em Fawcett (Wadham) for Causing a Nipslip Through Shoddy Sewing of Robin's Dress Strap Willow Dove and Gabrielle Young (St Hilda’s) for Breaking Their Sticks the First Time They Tried to Fight
Best Ad-Lib	Beatboxing on the Final Night of Robin Hood - Edoardo Lomi “I'm Just a Sexy Guy” - Em Fawcett (Wadham) All the Prince John x Robin Adlibs - Valeriia Gladkova (Merton)
Best Quote from a Script	“I knew I should've put more points into lockpicking” - Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose); Charlie Howley (LMH) “Bye Dave” “But I'm not Dave” - Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose); Valeriia Gladkova (Merton); Charlie Howley (LMH) Val's Whole Fungeon Speech - Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose); Valeriia Gladkova (Merton)
The “Ooh You Luvvie” Award for Actually Being Able to Act	Rachael Twyford for Maid Marian Charlie Howley (LMH) for Robin Hood Jack Slater (Teddy Hall) for Friar Tuck Valeriia Gladkova (Merton) for Prince John
The ‘Beyond the Call of Duty’ Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty	Andy Slater for Spending 5 Weeks Making the Staffs and Arrows for Robin Hood Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall), Ana Pagu (Linacre), and Will Ainsworth (Teddy Hall) for Learning to Play All of the Songs At Very Short Notice

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